DAVIDSON, N.C. - After a strong defensive effort
throughout the match, the Richmond men's soccer team allowed a late goal in a
1-0 setback to Appalachian State in its Davidson adidas Classic finale on
Monday.

After more than 89 minutes of
scoreless play that came as a result of junior Michael Forsyth (Cary,
N.C./Apex) and a stalwart Spider backline, App State's Kristian Lee-Him took a far-side
cross from Sekani Sinclair and slipped the ball past Spider goalkeeper Chris
Grover (Memphis, Tenn./Sewanee) for the golden goal with just 30 seconds
remaining in regulation.

The Spiders (1-4-0) could not convert a
score in the waning seconds as the Mountaineers (3-1-1) escaped with the 1-0 win.

Freshmen Mitch Reavis (Clarendon
Hills, Ill./Hinsdale Central) and Mannaan Umar (Herndon, Va./Chantilly) led
Richmond with a shot on goal apiece, with five other Spiders recording strikes
on the night.

Grover saw his first action in net
for the Spiders this fall, finishing with three saves after answering the call
in the second half. Freshman Thomas Hand (Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown) tallied
two stops in his fifth-consecutive start. Paul West posted a pair of saves for
App State.

The Mountaineers tripled Richmond's
shot count, 21-7, and held a 9-3 advantage in corner kicks.

Forsyth and Reavis were again
rewarded for their solid starts to the season, as both were named to the
all-tournament team after each also received all-tournament selections at Virginia Tech's Hilton Garden Inn Hokie
Invitational two weeks ago.

Richmond returns to the
pitch on Saturday when it heads north to Annapolis, Md., to take on Navy.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at the Midshipmen's Glenn Warner Soccer Facility.

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